Signed Elite English Oak Grandfather Clock. Fancy black hands, oval dial with silvered chapter ring and applied Arabic numerals, silvered seconds bit; signed “Elite” brass weight driven movement; time & strike on 5 coiled gongs. Massive carved oak English tall case with a shield on the crest and carved bears on the corners of the bonnet; the body of the case has oversized octagonal columns and a carved front door with 3 knights and castle scenes. On the corners of the base is a pair of standing men centered with a carved panel. Case is original finish. 34″W x 117″H x 19″D. Estimated Value$7,000 – 10,000.
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